HIV-1 and Hepatitis B Transmission in Sudan

Abstract

A seroepidemiologic survey was conducted among 773 male soldiers living in five urban locations in Sudan to study the prevalence of and risk factors for HIV-1 and hepatitis B transmission. Twenty-eight per cent of the study population were born and raised in southern Sudan, an area bordering Kenya, Zaire and Uganda, whilst 72% of the study subjects were from northern Sudan. Seventy-eight per cent of the study population had serologic evidence of past hepatitis B infection, and 13 soldiers were confirmed positive for HIV-1 antibody. All 13 HIV-positive soldiers had recently been deployed in southern Sudan. Multivariate analysis indicated an association between living in southern Sudan and both hepatitis B and HIV-1 infection. Additionally, sexual relations with prostitutes and medical injections for schistosomiasis, were independent predictors of hepatitis B markers in this military population. The findings of this study suggest that sexual promiscuity is a risk factor for hepatitis B transmission in Sudan. Keywords: HIV, Hepatitis B, Sexually transmitted disease, Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219364

Entities

People

  • Ahmed E. El-hag
  • Kenneth C. Hyams
  • Mahgoub E. El-tayeb
  • Michael C. Mccarthy
  • Mohamed A. El-dabi

Organizations

  • Naval Medical Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Antigens
  • Biomedical Research
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Hepatitis
  • Hiv Infections
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • Surveys
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Organizational Psychology.